Verizon Communications (VZ) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 4.25 for Q1 2026, down 13.09% year-over-year from 4.89 in Q1 2025, and up 49.34% quarter-over-quarter from 2.84 in Q4 2025.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 4.25 in Q1 2026.

  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 4.25, down 13.09% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.22 (down 3.85% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.37, up 1.31% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio climbed to 4.25 in Q1 2026 per VZ's latest filing, from 2.84 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 9.92 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.38 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 5.36 and a median of 4.89 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Interest Coverage Ratio sank 94.26% in 2023, then surged 1102.98% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 6.54 in 2022, then slumped by 94.26% to 0.38 in 2023, then surged by 1102.98% to 4.51 in 2024, then tumbled by 36.98% to 2.84 in 2025, then soared by 49.34% to 4.25 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VZ's Interest Coverage Ratio at 4.25 in Q1 2026, 2.84 in Q4 2025, and 4.87 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn -
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 4.25
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 3.67
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 1.99
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 4.26
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn -127.23
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -2.04
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 Bn 3.13 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.25
Dec 31, 2025 2.84
Sep 30, 2025 4.87
Jun 30, 2025 4.99
Mar 31, 2025 4.89
Dec 31, 2024 4.51
Sep 30, 2024 3.54
Jun 30, 2024 4.60
Mar 31, 2024 4.60
Dec 31, 2023 0.38
Sep 30, 2023 5.21
Jun 30, 2023 5.62
Mar 31, 2023 6.28
Dec 31, 2022 6.54
Sep 30, 2022 8.42
Jun 30, 2022 9.62
Mar 31, 2022 9.92
Dec 31, 2021 10.29
Sep 30, 2021 11.12
Jun 30, 2021 9.67